Oh yeah, this project is rolling again, thanks to The Little British Robot Company (TLBRC).
Like many modern relationships, we met on
Twitter. They followed me, I followed them. I complimented their
product, they answered (knowledge of social media is a good sign).
Finally, I proposed a partnership and they said yes.
WooooOOOOooooo!!!!!
[pause to reflect on how cool the
Internet era is and how lucky I am to be part of it]
Anyway, I will redesign the second set of LEGO
testing machines using almost only Makeblock parts (distributed by
TLBRC) and TLBRC parts.
To get better results than the first
LEGO Test Machine, certain features and constraints will be added to
this new project:
- Gather more than one control point (e.g. adding voltage, pressure, time, ...)
- Use a rotation motion to remove the LEGO bricks.
- Keep the test speed at 10 seconds per iteration to prevent heat from friction.
- Perform many tests. Hopefully, many tests at the same time.
- Test bricks from different eras.
- Once the LEGO bricks have fallen the first time, rotate them 180 degrees to continue testing until they fail again.
- Have a way to query the test status while it's running.
Also, instead of machining everything
myself, I will be using the following:
- Makeblock
- TLBRC parts
- LEGO parts
- Arduino and other electronic components
- TLBRC custom milled parts (If needed)
Let's get this show on the road...
